Gate for passenger-cars.



W. H. EEULLNGS, JR. "GATE FOR PASSENGER CARS.

APPLICATION FILED we 12, 1908 UNITED STATES PATENT .OFFW.

WILLIAM H. HEULINGS, JR., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE3'. G. BRILL COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFPENNBYL VAN IA.

GATE sea rassmiena ems.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented ficc. Q7, 1909.

Application flied August is, 1908. Serial No, 4494M.

specification.

3, is a side view of the gate illustrated in One object of'my inventionis to provide mechanism for operatin the gate and a step at the side ofthe plat 'orm of a assenger car so that when the gate is closed the stepwill be moved out of position, and when the gate is opened the step willbe moved into posltlon. a

A further object of the invention is to so design the gate that whenopen itwill form a guard or partition dividing the platform so as toform two passageways, and when the car is of the type in which-thepassenger pays the fare upon entering the car, one of these passagewaysmay be the ingress passageway, and the otherthe egress passageway, andthe gate in this instance mayform a continuation of a partition rail.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1, is a sectional plan view-ofsuflicient of a platform of a passenger car to illustrate my invention,showing the gate in the closed position; Fig. 2, is a view similar toFig. 1, showing the gate in the open position; Fig.

' Fig. 1; Fig. 4:, is a sectional view on the line H, Fig. 3; and Fig.5, is a perspective view of the gate locking mechanism which I prefer touse.

A is the body of the car, B is the platform separated from the body ofthe car by the transverse partition C, having the usual passagewaystherein.

B is the vestibule casing inclosing the rear of the platform.

D is the gate which .is adapted to close one side of the platform, theother side of the platform being closed by a suitable gate or door, asdesired. The gate D is arranged to turn and slide upon a vertical pivotstandard E extending'from the floor of the platform to the framework ofthe overhanging portion of the car roof. In order to allow the gate toslide upon the pivot standard as well as turn upon it so as to throw thegate back onto the platform to prevent it from projecting too great adistance beyond the side of the car, I secure two frames cl at the uppernd or edge of the gate, and these frames are so formed as to provide aslot of a width equal to the diameter of the standard E, the base 6 ofthe standard supporting the gate at the center, and a caster d in thepresent instance supports the gate at one end so that thegate can swingand slide freely on the pivot standard.

In order to retract the gate as it is turned on the pivot, I provide avertical shaft F to which is attached an arm f, and this arm extends toa handle (l at one end of the gate, as clearly shown in the drawings, sothat when the handle (i is grasped by the conductor the difference inthe position .of the shaft F and the standard E will cause the gate D tobe forced back as it turns on the pivot standard E, as will be readilyseen on referring to Fig. '2 of the drawings; so that while the gateextends a trifle beyond the line of the step it does not project farenough to be struck bypassing vehicles.

It will be understood that the gate may be projected more or lessaccording to the position of the shaft F in respect to the standard E. v

The arm 7' is firmly attached to the shaf F, so that the shaft must turnwith it, and this movement "of the shaft is utilized, to operate thestep. This is accomplished in the following manner: The shaft extendsthrough the floor of the platform and has at, its lower end a bevelwheel 9 which meshes with a bevel wheel g on a shaft G, and on thisshaft are two armsg which are connected by links g to arms 2' projectingfrom the step I which is pivoted at 2" to brackets secured to theframework B of the platform B, in the present instance.

\Vhen the gate is closed, as shown 1n Fig.

1, the step I is raised as shown inFig. a. so that a passenger cannottry to board the car" as the step is not in the proper position, but

when the gate is swung to-the position shown in Fig. 2. the shaft F isturned and motion will be imparted to the shaft G whichwill cause thestep to assume the positions'h'ow'n,

so that a passenger can mount the step and enter the car. I, I v

arm m of a lever M pivoted to a stud m on I prefer to lock the'gatejnits closed posi ""1 tion, and to accomplish this I'provide the way oneach side of the gate, said gate being as to turn on the gate from theclosed to the. open position,

so it will not project too far beyond. the line aid, with means forcausing the gate to be from its pivot,- so that when the gate is abracket M attached to the underside of .the platform, the other arm M ofthe lever I being connected to a push rod p which projects through thedoor of the carfand hasa button which. can be pressed by the foot of theconductor.

The teeth of the segment '11 are ratchet. teeth, and the bolt thrmvnfoiwvard by a spring 9, so that While the gate is free to be moved fromthe open to the closed position, it canned; be opened without firstdepressing the push rod g. which withdraws the bolt m from engagementwith the ratchet teeth 92. Other forms of locks may be pro vided Withoutdeparting from the essential features the invention.

Thus it will be seen that I provide means for simultaneously openingvand closing a gate, and operating a step at the side of the platform atwhich the gate is mounted, and i also provide means for moving the gateback from the side of the platform as it is opened of the car.

I claim: l

1. The combination of a platform of a passenger car, a gate at the sideof the car, ,a pivot for the gate, said gate being adapted to turn andslide upon the pivot, with a movable step, and means connecting the stepwith the gate so thatas the gate isopened or closed the step will bemoved into and out of position. 1

2. The combination 'of a {platform of a passenger car, a gate attheentrance to the platform, apivot standard, "the gate being slotted toreceive the sta'ndard.so that it can turn on and slide upon the-pivotstandretracted as it is moved from the closed to the open position. g

3. The combination of a car platform, a pivot standard atv-the side; ofthe platform, a gate pivoted to the standard so that when in the openposition there will be a. passagecapable of sliding uponas' well asturning on the'pivot, a vertical shaft situated at one side of the ivotstandard, an arm connected to theshaf t and to the gate some distanceturned the arm will cause it to slide as well pivot. L-;

4. The combination of a platform of a car, a-Vertical pivot standard, agate mounted on the standard so as to'turn and slide thereon,

a shaft atone side of the pivot standard, an arm secured to the shaftand pivoted to the gate some distance from the pivot standard,

a pivoted step,.and mechanism between the step and the shaft so that, onmoving the the step will beactuated.

5. The combination of a car platform, a vertical pivot standard, a gatemounted on the standard so as to turn thereon and capable of a limitedsliding movement, a

' vertical shaft atone side of the pivot stand ard, an arm secured tothe shaft and attached to the gate some distance from its pivot point, ashaft under the platform and geared to the vertical shaft, a pivotedstep, and arms on the last mentioned shaft con. nected to thestep sothat t l -2 said step will he raised and lowered on the movement of thegate.

6. The combination of a platform, a pivot standard nzsar the edge of theplatform, a

gate having a slotted portion through which the pivot standard extends,the standard be ing in such posit-ion that when the gate is .moved toits open position there will be a passageway at each slde of it, avertical shaft form than the pivot standard, and an arm attaching'theshaft to the gateso that as the gate is turned the shaft will causeitto be retracted so as not to project a great distance beyond the edgeof the platform, said vertical shaft extending through the platform, alongitudinal-shaft geared to the vertical shaft and having arms,.alongitudinal pivoted step also having arms, links attach ing the arms ofthe step to the armsof the shaft so that as the gate is turned T0 theopener-closedposition, the step will be lowered or raised.- P

8. The combination of a platform of a car,

.a gate. a pivot therefor, said gate being adapted to slide on thepivot, a vertical shaft, an arm on the shaft attached to the gate somedistance from its pivot, a segment having ratchetteeth and attached tothe shaft,

a bolt engaging thete'eth of the segment, and

a foot-operated pin connected to the bolt, said bolt locking the gate inits closed position.

In. testimony whereof, I have signed my naineto this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM -H; HEULINGS, JR. Witnesses:

HARRY F. MGKILLIP, HENRY'C. ESLING.

